Reflections on Innovation Message from Cincinnati Banquet Keynoter

Frank Hill is past president of the BDPA Cincinnati chapter. He attended the 13th Annual Education & Scholarship Luncheon for the Cincinnati Chapter. The title of the keynote address was 'Global Strategy for the IT Professional'. The keynote speaker was Brett Bonner, Director of Research and Development at the Kroger Co.

Anyhow, Frank attended the banquet and shared his reflections on the keynoter's speech,

"The talk really focused on innovation. The word innovation conjures up many different visions, however a definition that I like is 'A creative idea that is realized'. Brett spoke about the process and economic yields of innovation. As you can imagine, major businesses would cease to exist in a few years without continuous innovation.

This is a lengthy topic; however, one that I believe can lead to great gains from both a business and personal perspective. It's also one that can't be handled adequately in an email message. The speaker gave us a web link that contains podcasts on the topic of innovation. I listened to one of them this morning and found it quite enlightening. I recommend that you check-out Killer Innovations.

I think you will find enlightenment from the material on the website. I think it's best to listen to the August 19th podcast before trying to deal with the prose on the website. I also think it's best to take the information in small doses."

We are very grateful to Frank for sharing his thoughts with us. Do any of you have thoughts on innovation? or the podcast links listed in the posting above?